Engineering Institute for High School Students
June 9-13, 2025
The Summer Engineering Institute for rising sophomore, junior, and senior high school students is a week-long day long camp that provides students the opportunity to explore the fundamentals of engineering. The institute will introduce students to a variety of engineering disciplines and present some engineering fundamentals. The basic engineering topics will include the engineering design process, teamwork skills, elements of problem solving, and engineering professionalism and ethics. During this institute student participants will
- Learn about current engineering tools and software applications used by professionals in physics, electrical engineering, and computer science.
- Work in teams to complete an Arduino-compatible microcontroller project.
- Network with industry experts and learn about engineering careers as they tour the Wilson Bohanan manufacturing facility.
- Exercise their critical thinking skills during problem solving sessions focusing on building boats they must pilot across the Marion YMCA swimming pool.
- Experience hands-on learning as they build and program a robot.
- Work collaboratively in teams to design, build, and complete a mechanical engineering challenge.
Program Details
Where: Ohio State Marion – Marion Science and Engineering Building
When: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. every day.
Cost: $100 (lunch and lab costs are included in the registration fee)
Eligibility: Applicant must be enrolled as a rising sophomore, junior, or senior in any high school.
Application Procedure
Registration will open in December 2024.
If you have questions please email Tiffiny Rye-McCurdy at mrn-summerprograms@osu.edu.